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Application for GMO ‘Imitation Blood’ Raises Concerns
Monday, 20 January 2020, 8:26 am | GE Free NZ
Foods Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has received an application seeking approval for the GE Imitation blood ingredient used in the Impossible Burger to enter the food chain.[1] More >>
NZ Should Emulate South Australia's GE Moratorium
Monday, 16 December 2019, 8:21 am | GE Free NZ
15/12/2019 New Zealand should protect our global export reputation by following the example of South Australia's moratorium on release of genetically engineered (GE) organisms. [1] More >>
Do GE developers really know what they are doing?
Monday, 18 November 2019, 9:43 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand consumers will be left in the dark about foods grown in Australia that have been created using gene editing techniques. On the 13 November the Australian Senator Rice put up a motion to disallow, or overturn, the recently passed Gene Technology ... More >>
Are Experimental GE Factory Farm Animals Vivisection?
Monday, 14 October 2019, 8:01 am | GE Free NZ
AgResearch annual report (2019) on genetically engineered (GE) animal trials reinforce the findings of Friends of the Earth ‘Genetically Engineered Animals: From Lab to Factory Farm’ report [1]. The reports detail that all GE techniques have the ... More >>
Technology Fails and Creates Superhybrid Mosquitoes
Friday, 20 September 2019, 4:37 pm | GE Free NZ
The unexpected disastrous failure of GE Pest Extinction technology has occurred. A new “super” hybrid genetically engineered (GE) mosquito has been created, and no one knows what the implications and dangers are. These Super GE mosquitos cannot ... More >>
Community Support for Councils' appeal on GMO's
Thursday, 12 September 2019, 11:17 am | GE Free NZ
The Far North District Council (FNDC) and the Whangarei District Council (WDC) have lodged a joint appeal against the Northland Regional Council’s (NRC) omission of precautionary rules in its plan. [1] More >>
Cruelty Concerns for Gene Edited Animals
Monday, 9 September 2019, 11:25 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand exporters and government Ministers must speak out against deregulation of gene editing in Australia, and call for both countries to maintain world class ethical, safety and traceability standards. International trust in the reputation ... More >>
Federated Farmers Challenged For Backing GE-Rygrass
Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 3:56 pm | GE Free NZ
Federated Farmers are being challenged over their backing for the release of genetically engineered ryegrass and their call to loosen environmental regulation. More >>
FDA findings undermine Royal Society on GE Deregulation
Wednesday, 14 August 2019, 2:23 pm | GE Free NZ
14/08/2019 FDA findings undermine Royal Society Call for GE Deregulation Trust in the Royal Society will be undermined, after the FDA scientists found gene editing errors were being overlooked. The latest was in gene edited (GE) “hornless” cattle ... More >>
GE Regulation In NZ Is Robust And Fit For Purpose
Saturday, 3 August 2019, 11:45 am | GE Free NZ
GE Regulation In New Zealand Is Robust And Fit For Purpose New Zealand Ministers and high profile scientists have calling to open the debate on GE and have been signalling the need to review the Hazardous Substance and New Organisms (HSNO) Act to allow ... More >>
Regional Council Vote Leaves Northlanders Feeling Betrayed
Wednesday, 17 July 2019, 8:28 am | GE Free NZ
The Northland Regional Council (NRC) has voted to exclude all GM/GE precautionary provisions in its regional plan, despite years of community engagement showing support for such protection. There is a sense of betrayal following the way the NRC Chairman ... More >>
US Regulators' Industry Ties Cast Doubt on Decisions by NZ
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 4:15 pm | GE Free NZ
US Regulators' Industry Ties Cast Doubt on Decisions by NZ Authorities More >>
Warning Against ‘Wild West' of Gene Editing
Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 12:26 pm | GE Free NZ
The proposal in Australia to deregulate gene-editing (GE) techniques [1], threatens the safety of consumers and the environment. Gene Editing uses a new advanced laboratory technique that genetically engineers enzymes and RNA to create novel organisms. More >>
Lessons for NZ Farmers in Cancer Link to Herbicides
Monday, 1 April 2019, 9:10 am | GE Free NZ
Lessons for NZ Farmers in Cancer Link to Glyphosate Based Herbicides More >>
Councils Will Not Be Left Liable for Illegal GMO Use
Monday, 11 March 2019, 10:21 pm | GE Free NZ
Councils Will Not Be Left Liable for Illegal GMO Use or Contamination The Northland Regional Council is considering whether to place precautionary GMO rules in their Regional Plan, with questions being raised about who pays for compensating illegal ... More >>
GE Animal investments Put Reputation and Exports At Risk
Monday, 4 March 2019, 9:35 am | GE Free NZ
Fonterra's, New Zealand’s largest dairy cooperative, investment in gene edited, genetically engineered (GE) animal and plant biotech, is putting its cooperative farmer shareholders, brand and reputation at risk.[1] More >>
Regenerative farming better for NZ than GM
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 2:00 pm | GE Free NZ
20/02/2019 Regenerative farming better for NZ than GM in agriculture and environment. The Minister for the Environment is leading the way for New Zealand to be at the fore front of sustainable policies that will buffer the extremes of climate and soil ... More >>
Developers beaten to market with 'GE Forbidden Fruit'
Monday, 14 January 2019, 3:20 pm | GE Free NZ
Scientists at Plant and Food have been beaten to market for sale of red-fleshed apples, despite mounting a campaign to promote their own GE product and suggesting it is ‘forbidden' as an excuse to weaken regulation of novel foods. More >>
UN requires regulatory assessment of gene drives
Monday, 3 December 2018, 8:17 am | GE Free NZ
The United Nations, Convention on Biological Diversity decision has mandated that gene drives (GE) must undergo a thorough regulatory risk assessment using scientifically sound case-by-case risk assessments before an environmental release [1]. This confirms ... More >>
Open Letter - Glyphosate Based Herbicides Reassessment
Monday, 5 November 2018, 8:18 pm | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ in Food and Environment are extremely disappointed that the EPA is not considering the re assessment of the glyphosate based herbicides (GBH). More >>
